Gov. Bob McDonnell, R-Va., dispensed with the standard political coquetry long enough to explain why he would make a good running mate for Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney.

“[Y]ou know, people are saying it’s a swing state,” McDonnell told Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. “We balance the budget without raising taxes, $1 billion in surplus, lowest unemployment in the Southeast. You know, we’re really pleased with [the] things we’ve been able to do in Virginia.”